"The Premier League is not a financially sustainable model" (Javier Tebas, LaLiga)

"What I'm worried about is the Premier League, and I've been worried for many years now. But now it’s converted into a competition that has losses all year. All clubs lose money. There is no sustainability in the Premier League. The Premier League is not a financially sustainable model," said Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, in Brussels on 12/01/2023.

The Spanish leader spoke at the conclusion of a conference entitled "Defending the European Football Ecosystem and Tradition" organised by the think tank Sport and Citizenship, in partnership with LaLiga.

"They're (English clubs) financed by the owners but with enormous amounts of money and that is distorting the market. They get more revenues, OK. But you lose money. And you're injecting one and a half billion every year. What does it mean? It means you're not sustainable at all," continued Tebas.

"You need financial sustainability. We (LaLiga) can compete with the Premier League without any problem at all. I'm not worried about the fact that the 15^th position team in the Premier League signs a Spanish player. I'm worried about the…